ANGRY residents are determined to scotch plans by a mobile phone company to build a mast in their picturesque village. People in Abberley claim that One to One's application notice was torn down after one day, leaving villagers in the dark about the proposals
DETECTIVES investigating the horrific Gheluvelt Park attack paid tribute to the "strength" Bawden's victim had shown since her ordeal. "This was a particularly evil and vicious sexual assault. A dangerous man has been brought to justice and, hopefully
MALVERN Town Council has hired a consultant to advise the authority on how to recruit a new clerk. The current postholder, Stuart McDonough, has announced he is to leave on Sunday, June 24. The date was chosen for "superannuation reasons", Mr McDonough
COURT staff in Worcestershire may strike in protest at being made to work in new buildings. Three-quarters of court staff are to be transferred. Those at Droitwich at the moment will relocate to Worcester in the autumn when the new Castle Street court
AN articulated lorry containing a large quantity of baby food has been stolen from a Worcester business park. The green and cream Scania lorry and its red trailer were taken from Gresley Road, near to Motex, in Warndon, yesterday. Worcester police believe
WORCESTER Samaritans are flagging up their round-the-clock helpline this week. The city's branch received nearly 14,000 calls in the county last year. It is raising awareness of its 24-hour helpline service as part of Samaritans Week. Worcester's 100-
A WORCESTER father is battling with education chiefs because he feels parents are not being given a choice over which school they send their children to. Mark Suffolk was featured in the Evening News last week because he wants his 10-year-old son David
JIM Jenner is set for a sensational return to Worcester Rugby Club. The number eight will hold talks with chief executive Geoff Cooke at Sixways this week after being released by Newcastle Falcons earlier this month. The 29-year-old left Worcester 12
WORCESTER Rowing Club have been forced to cancel their annual regatta for the first time since the Second World War. Organisers have scrapped this Saturday's event after receiving a paltry number of entries, which would have provided racing for just half-a-day
PAUL Merson is demanding showdown talks with Aston Villa chairman Doug Ellis after claiming the club's present plight is a "joke." Merson, the runaway player of the year for the second campaign running, wants to meet Ellis to determine the extent of Villa's
WORCESTER'S bid to make Ben Clarke their new player-coach moved forward today when Bath announced the former England star's departure from the Recreation Ground. Clarke, capped 40 times by England, has yet to announce his future plans, but Worcester owner
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Football Club has scored a hit with fans after becoming the first in the UK to offer free legal expenses insurance to season ticket holders. The club has teamed up with Kidderminster law firm Morton Fisher Solicitors and Legal Insurance
A MAN drove for seven months without insurance after his girlfriend took money set aside for the instalments, a court was told. Brian Newbold had asked his then girlfriend to pay off his insurance in September last year. But the payment was not made and
A MALVERN dad left a squad car dripping with saliva after lashing out at police trying to arrest him. Droitwich magistrates heard the car had to be valeted after Michael Hunt's spit ran down the rear view mirror and covered the steering wheel. But the
A WOMAN from Worcestershire has been selected to take part in a study of the temple monkeys in Sri Lanka. Janet Hopkins from Doddenham, near Broadwas-on-Teme, will be taking part in the scientific research after winning an Earthwatch Millennium Award.
The owner of a BMW car abandoned on the Kidderminster ringway after a crash told the police it had been stolen. He had not been driving it, said Michael Waldron. Later he withdrew the story and admitted that he had been at the wheel, magistrates heard
Road-users in Wyre Forest are being reminded of the need to curb speed with the piloting of a new roadside, speed-activated sign. Speed Alert, a trailer featuring a solar-powered sign, is being deployed by the county council as part of its joint campaign
Richard Chamings (UKIP) Mr Chamings suggested to his young audience that they could say "b*****ks" to Europe in their school election. The vet from Malvern said that, as there was no UKIP candidate standing in Thursday's poll, their options were limited
WORCESTER'S bid to make Ben Clarke their new player-coach moved forward today when Bath announced the former England star's departure from the Recreation Ground. Clarke, capped 40 times by England, has yet to announce his future plans, but Worcester owner
A WORKMAN-LIKE performance from Worcestershire Saints assured them of their second rugby league victory of the season, 28-12, over Bedford Swifts. Saints took an early lead when Richard Whitehouse scored with a penalty after six minutes. Full back Whitehouse
HINDLIP won the annual SSAB Swedish Steel/Regal Garage schools tag rugby tournament when they beat St Joseph's in the final. Thirteen teams from across the Wychavon district met at the Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground in what proved to be an outstanding
SWIFTS survived a nailbiting encounter with Oadby Town last night to set up a title decider at Bloxwich on Thursday evening. The visitors stunned Stourport with a 26th minute opener, threatening to dampen proceedings at sunny Walshes Meadow. But Swifts
CANDICE finally gets the chance to put her Vodafone Oaks claims on the line at Goodwood tomorrow after missing other Classic trials because of soft ground. Conditions at the Sussex track for the Victor Chandler Lupe Stakes should be near perfect for the
JIM Jenner is set for a sensational return to Worcester Rugby Club. The number eight will hold talks with chief executive Geoff Cooke at Sixways this week after being released by Newcastle Falcons earlier this month. The 29-year-old left Worcester 12
AN ELMLEY Castle man has received one of the highest possible accolades in Freemasonry. At last month's annual investiture meeting of Grand Lodge, held at the Freemason's Hall in London, Tim Jewell, aged 66, was awarded the rank of 'Past Assistant Grand
THE Country Land and Business Association has welcomed the announcement that a rural business recovery fund is being set up. But it says it is concerned at the lack of "joined-up" thinking revealed by the plan. The Government plans to offer businesses
BOSSES at a refrigeration company face an agonising wait to see if they have beaten some of the biggest household names in the world. Hereford-based Arctic Circle, which manufactures commercial refrigeration equipment, could win the Manufacturing Excellence
